Lol..Staub!! I was in Germany for 2 weeks once doing a base infiltration test and when on leave at that time we had to be in groups. Well I had went into a bar and got a six pack of beer and it was a 5 pack. Owner said if I didnt want that amount I was free to go elsewhere. Of course I paid for a 6 pack!!

Here is what I do to the lil 2" pins. I just wrap a little rubber band around it to give them more clamping force when needed. In AC Moore these pins are in the woodworking section. I used a 50% off coupon and I think it was .80 I paid for the bag of them.

Just a follow up to my previous question. I was able to locate both the 1" and 2" clothespins at Walmart. The 1" ones were in the art supply section and the 2" ones were in the office supplies area. I was able to get 50 of the 1" for under $2.00 and 12 of the 2" also for under $2.00. I'm definitely going to try these to complete my current build.

I can find the regular sized (full size?) ones lots of places, but I have never been able to locate the smaller sizes. Where were you able to fund the 1" ones?

--Rubber Rookie

I find them from time to time at the Dollar Tree Store and Hobby Lobby Craft Stores. I've found the 1&2 inch sizes. The 1 inchers are a bit flimsy but their size really makes them handy for those tight places. The 2 inchers are much more stable and with the wire/straight pin pieces on the side make a great stringer holder while glue dries.

Tom

If God is your Co-pilot...switch seats...Your attitude will determine your altitude!- John MaxwellAnd ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. Jn 8:32

Well I usually take half the package apart and reverse the wooden parts and flip them over placing what is normally the outside of the pin to the inside. This give me a longer jaw clamp and a more, what I call "Needlenose" wooden clamp. I have found these wooden clothespin is several sizes and I have 1 inch...2 inch and the regular size which is approximately 4 inches or better.

My colored clothespins are the 1 inchers... You can see the 2 inchers holding the top wing to the jig...and the regular size is holding the fuselage to the leveling jig from scrap balsa.

On the small clothespins I took a pin vice drill and drilled small holes for short pieces of straight pins to hold stringers while they dried...borrowed this from Don McLellan over on HPA...

I reverse and flip the clothespin arms in each size to give me a flatter and broader clamping surface....

As they say, "A picture is worth a thousand words"....here's the pictures...

Study the pics and you see what I mean by reverse and flip the wooden arms of the clothespins...Tom

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If God is your Co-pilot...switch seats...Your attitude will determine your altitude!- John MaxwellAnd ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. Jn 8:32